3.4 CORE SELF-EVALUATIONS: HOW MY SELF-EFFICACY, SELF-ESTEEM, LOCUS OF CONTROL, AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY AFFECT MY PERFORMANCE

How to use CSE in practical ways?

Employee selection and training

internal locus of control.

People who believe they control the events and consequences that affect their lives

Self-efficacy

a person's belief about his or her chances of successfully accomplishing a specific task. It can be developed.

Locus of control

a relatively stable personality characteristic that describes how much personal responsibility you take for your behavior and its consequences

Emotional stability effect on Organizational citizenship behavior?

at a certain level emotional stability becomes problematic, too much of a good thing, and you are likely to begin obsessing over details and lose sight of the larger objectives and those with whom you work.

What do CSE's effect?

increased job performance, job and life satisfaction, motivation, organizational citizenship behaviors, and better adjustment to international assignments

Two forms of local of control

internal and external

Core self-evaluations (CSEs)

represent a broad personality trait comprised of four narrower and positive individual traits: (1) generalized self-efficacy, (2) self-esteem, (3) locus of control, and (4) emotional stability

Emotional stability

tend to be relaxed, secure, unworried, and less likely to experience negative emotions under pressure

External Locus of Control

those who believe their performance is the product of circumstances beyond their immediate control. environmental.

Self-esteem

your general belief about your own self-worth